1898–99 WPHL season

August 2023 1898–1899 WPHL season Western Pennsylvania Hockey League Ice hockey 3 Regular season Pittsburgh Athletic Club (1st title) 1899–1900 1896–97 thumb|Pittsburgh Athletic Club, league champions The 1898–99 WPHL season was the second season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Garden. The league reconstituted in the newly finished hockey rink at the Duquesne Garden, after the Schenley Park Casino was destroyed in an 1896 fire that cut short the previous WPHL season. The so-called "Pittsburgh" or "All-Pittsburgh" team of the first season was not reformed and only three teams played in the league. The Pittsburgh Athletic Club won 9 of 12 games to win their first WPHL championship. Season Final standings Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PCT = Percentage Team GP W L T GF GA PCT Pittsburgh Athletic Club 12 9 2 1 21 7 .792 Duquesne Country & Athletic Club 12 4 5 3 13 10 .458 Western University 12 2 8 2 5 22 .250 Results Month Day Team Score Team Score January 24 Pittsburgh AC 4 Western U 0 27 Duquesne C&AC 0 Western U 0 31 Duquesne C&AC 0 Pittsburgh AC 0 February 3 Pittsburgh AC 1 Western U 0 7 Duquesne C&AC 2 Western U 0 10 Pittsburgh AC 2 Duquesne C&AC 1 14 Pittsburgh AC 2 Western U 0 17 Western U 0 Duquesne C&AC 0 21 Pittsburgh AC 2 Duquesne C&AC 1 28 Western U 1 Duquesne C&AC 0 March 7 Pittsburgh AC 2 Western U 0 10 Duquesne C&AC 3 Western U 0 14 Pittsburgh AC 1 Duquesne C&AC 0 17 Pittsburgh AC 2 Western U 1 24 Duquesne C&AC 2 Pittsburgh AC 1 28 Pittsburgh AC 4 Western U 0 31 Western U 3 Duquesne C&AC 2 April 4 Duquesne C&AC 2 Pittsburgh AC 0 References Pittsburg Press April 5, 1899 All The Sporting News 5 1896–97 1899–1900 WPHL seasons 1898–99 Category:Western Pennsylvania Hockey League seasons WPHL